Specialty Fashion Group Limited the largest specialty retailer of women’s fashion in Australasia, is proud to announce that it has acquired the business and assets of iconic Australian apparel brand, Rivers Australia (Rivers). Key ...
CareFusion, a global medical technology company, has announced the signing of a definitive agreement for CareFusion to acquire the Vital Signs division of GE Healthcare for $500m. With annual revenue of approximately $250m, Vital Signs is ...
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Sigma Alimentos, a processed foods subsidiary of Mexican conglomerate Alfa, has offered €675m to take over Spanish meats processor Campofrio. Campofrio operates a network of manufacturing facilities in eight countries. For the fiscal ...
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MAACO, a part of the Driven Brands family of automotive companies, has purchased American Sprayglo Auto Refinishing and Body Repair. This transaction is part of MAACO's long-term growth strategy and will increase its presence in the ...
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American wine and spirits company Brown-Forman is set to restructure its Asia Pacific (APAC) area into two new regions, beginning 1 November 2013. Under the new plan, the company's existing APAC region will be divided into the Australia, ...
Limoneira, a US-based agribusiness firm, has acquired a privately owned company Associated Citrus Packers (ACP) of Arizona in a deal valued at around $18.6m. ACP owns about 1,300 acres of property in Yuma, Arizona, comprising ...
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Infiniti Australia has slashed pricing across its range as it aims to boost languishing sales of its local line-up. Price cuts of between $7500 and $13,100 apply across the luxury Japanese manufacturer’s G37 coupe and convertible, M ...
MINNEAPOLIS -- ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a leading national vehicle repair company and one of the country's most prominent multi shop operators, continues to accelerate its rate of expansion. For the second time in a week, the company ...
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EV Group (EVG) of St Florian, Austria, a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment, says it has achieved strong revenue growth and expanded its headcount in Q1/2013. The firm attributes this to continuing demand for its flexible ...
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Lite-On Technology announced on June 19 that the Board has approved to appoint Mr. Danny Liao, the CEO of Lite-On IT, to serve as CEO of New Business Development of Lite-On Group, mainly responsible for the Group's long-term growth strategy ...
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Fears of a possible global slowdown as US money printing tapers off sent Asian markets into a tailspin yesterday, pulling the Australian equities market back towards a level that has all but wiped off the gains it has made this year. ...
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Restoration Hardware said revenues shot up 30.4% in the quarter ended Feb. 2, but the retailer recorded a net loss of $28.4 million due largely to expenses from its November public stock offering. Revenues for the 14-week quarter totaled ...
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Compostable and sustainable bioplastics manufacturer Cereplast has received patent protection for biodegradable nanopolymer compositions and biodegradable articles from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). USPTO-issued ...
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City Furniture has opened its 10th Ashley Furniture HomeStore, in the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., area, to take advantage of a recovering market in Florida. City Furniture has opened a 25,000-square foot Ashley Furniture HomeStore here, its ...
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Denmark-based Carlsberg Group has decided to acquire additional 30.29% shares in Chongqing Brewery Company in China. At RMB 20 per share, the total purchase price for the additional 30.29% stake in CBC will be around RMB 2.9bn ($461.49m). ...